Originally posted by NoNeckJoe


You would sound so much more intelligent if you got your facts straight *before* posting.


Factoid # 1: Yes windows is the most exploited OS running. This is due to the fact that windows is running more than 85% of the worlds computers. This could be sumed up with the following example.

Example: If 85% of the world's automobiles were ford pintos then ford pintos would have the higest accident rating. Malfunction rating, etc. The more of one thing you have the more attention it's shortcomings get.

My Reply....LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL if you have a fact then you quote the source!! Apparently you just decided to use one of your own little personal analogy.


Factoid # 2: Yes windows is exploited more often than *nix systems. This could be due to the fact that there are 100,000 more kids online with little to no talent other than download a prog. designed to break into windows. ya know that whole "point-n-click" issue again. Security would be a non-issue if we didn't have a bunch of little **** heads trying to "better" the security of the internet. There are actually many more expliots written for *nix systems than there are for windows. The problem is that the KIDS do not have the skill or knowlege to use them.
My reply to this whole message....LOL LOL LOL
I have one for you NoNeck......READ WHAT I WROTE!!!! First off I said that I was a newbie in the security arena. Second the point and click hackers.....well no kidding!!! Thank you for stating the obvious. Third thing lets talk about all the obvious statements that YOU made. Like there are more exploits for Unix........well no kidding it has been around since the beginning. That is not hidden knowledge. As for your example I have no idea of what it has to do with anything that I wrote. You make a good point but really it had very little to do with what I was trying to say.

FACT: The reason that microsoft will fall when it comes to viruses and worms is because it is not OPEN SOURCE.
FOR EXAMPLE: Code Red attacks the buffer overflow and variants of this code will be smarter and change to fight different systems. With Linux everyone can help by making patches and looking at the code. MICROSOFT is all alone to get there programmers to find where their problems lie. Linux has the world to help it!!!

Code Red was not made by a point and click newbie and that is what I am talking about. Who cares about the little programs that they use to hack because those are just a nucsense. Code Red however is what can really hurt a system and the only people that can fix the security problem is microsoft.....scary!! Oh now it is your turn to flame me for this. What can I say I don't mind being told that I am wrong just don't care to be attacked especially when the person attacks because he misread what I wrote. Even worse I was not talking to him/her.